Bashar al-Assad vows to retake whole country Map of Damascus Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that defeating rebels could take some time because of the involvement of regional powers
EU gives Greece deadline on borders The EU has given Greece 3 months to fix its border controls, in a move that could allow other Schengen zone states to maintain internal border controls
Syria conflict: Rebels pledge to keep fighting Rebel groups will not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government
21st Century US 'dustbowl' risk assessed US scientists have modelled how a 1930s-like 'dustbowl' drought might impact US agriculture today, and found it to be just as damaging
113 bodies pulled out from Taiwan quake rubble; 4 missing Rescuers have pulled out 113 dead a week since a powerful earthquake struck Taiwan's oldest city of Tainan
Polluted air causes 5.5m deaths a year More than 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollution, according to new research